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Posted to common-commits@hadoop.apache.org by ka...@apache.org on 2014/03/25 00:27:12 UTC

svn commit: r1581117 - in /hadoop/common/branches/branch-2/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common: CHANGES.txt src/site/apt/Compatibility.apt.vm

Author: kasha
Date: Mon Mar 24 23:27:12 2014
New Revision: 1581117

URL: http://svn.apache.org/r1581117
Log:
HADOOP-10423. Clarify compatibility policy document for combination of new client and old server. (Chris Nauroth via kasha)

Modified:
    hadoop/common/branches/branch-2/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/CHANGES.txt
    hadoop/common/branches/branch-2/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/site/apt/Compatibility.apt.vm

Modified: hadoop/common/branches/branch-2/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/CHANGES.txt
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/hadoop/common/branches/branch-2/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/CHANGES.txt?rev=1581117&r1=1581116&r2=1581117&view=diff
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--- hadoop/common/branches/branch-2/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/CHANGES.txt (original)
+++ hadoop/common/branches/branch-2/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/CHANGES.txt Mon Mar 24 23:27:12 2014
@@ -80,6 +80,9 @@ Release 2.4.0 - UNRELEASED
     HADOOP-10015. UserGroupInformation prints out excessive warnings.
     (Nicolas Liochon via szetszwo)
 
+    HADOOP-10423. Clarify compatibility policy document for combination of 
+    new client and old server. (Chris Nauroth via kasha)
+
   OPTIMIZATIONS
 
   BUG FIXES

Modified: hadoop/common/branches/branch-2/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/site/apt/Compatibility.apt.vm
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/hadoop/common/branches/branch-2/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/site/apt/Compatibility.apt.vm?rev=1581117&r1=1581116&r2=1581117&view=diff
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--- hadoop/common/branches/branch-2/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/site/apt/Compatibility.apt.vm (original)
+++ hadoop/common/branches/branch-2/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/site/apt/Compatibility.apt.vm Mon Mar 24 23:27:12 2014
@@ -124,6 +124,15 @@ hand-in-hand to address this.
     (cluster) to a later version (or vice versa).  For example, a
     Hadoop 2.1.0 client talking to a Hadoop 2.3.0 cluster.
 
+    * Client-Server compatibility is also required to allow users to upgrade the
+    client before upgrading the server (cluster).  For example, a Hadoop 2.4.0
+    client talking to a Hadoop 2.3.0 cluster.  This allows deployment of
+    client-side bug fixes ahead of full cluster upgrades.  Note that new cluster
+    features invoked by new client APIs or shell commands will not be usable.
+    YARN applications that attempt to use new APIs (including new fields in data
+    structures) that have not yet deployed to the cluster can expect link
+    exceptions.
+
     * Client-Server compatibility is also required to allow upgrading
     individual components without upgrading others. For example,
     upgrade HDFS from version 2.1.0 to 2.2.0 without upgrading MapReduce.